Method and system for authenticating genuine products for online shopping

Abstract

A method of authenticating genuine products in an online shopping platform, including the steps of receiving an online shopping order from a buyer through the online shopping platform, the order having information about a targeted product and a designated store; purchasing the targeted product at the designated store by a buying agent; putting a unique and non-replaceable identification item on the targeted product when the purchase transaction is completed; videotaping selection of the targeted product by the buying agent, the purchasing of the targeted product at the designated store, and putting the unique and non-replaceable identification item on the targeted product; and making the video captured accessible to the buyer of the targeted product.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for authenticating a genuine product purchased by a buying agent for a buyer through an online shopping system which comprises:
 a server configured to generate an online shopping interface; 
 a terminal linked to the server for accessing the online shopping interface through a predetermined communication network, wherein the terminal is arranged to receive one or more online shopping orders each having information about a targeted product and a designated store to purchase the targeted product by the buyer agent; 
 at least a unique and non-replaceable identification item which is arranged to be putted to the targeted product by the buying agent after the buying agent purchased the targeted product at the designated store, wherein a unique identification pattern is formed by the buying agent on the unique and non-replaceable identification item, and has a uniqueness, that is unique and non-replaceable from other unique and non-replaceable identification items, for distinguishing the targeted product particularly purchased by the buying agent from other products of the same type in such a manner that any unauthorized person is not capable of duplicating the unique identification and non-replaceable item; and 
 a video capturing device arranged to visually capture a purchase transaction process of the targeted product at the designated store, a process of the unique and non-replaceable identification item being putted to the targeted product, and a process of forming the unique and non-replaceable identification pattern on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product; 
 wherein the method comprises: 
 providing one or more videos captured by the video capturing device viewable for the buyer to access the purchase transaction process of the targeted product at the designated store, the process of the unique and non-replaceable identification item being putted to the targeted product, and the process of forming the unique and non-replaceable identification pattern on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product, so that the buyer who has received the targeted product purchased by the buying agent is able to confirm the targeted product received with the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted thereto is the same targeted product purchased by the buying agent at the designated store as shown in the one or more videos and the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product received is the same unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product by the buying agent as shown in the one or more videos by verifying and identifying the unique identification pattern formed on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product received is the same of the unique identification pattern formed by the buying agent on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product by the buying agent as shown in the one or more videos; and 
 live broadcasting the one or more videos through the predetermined communication network allowing the buyer monitoring during the purchase transaction process of the targeted product at the designated store, the process of the unique and non-replaceable identification item being putted to the targeted product, and the process of forming the unique and non-replaceable identification pattern on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product. 
 
     
     
       2. An online shopping system for authenticating a genuine product purchased by a buying agent for a buyer through an online shopping platform, comprising:
 a server configured to generate an online shopping interface; 
 a terminal linked to the server for accessing the online shopping interface through a predetermined communication network, wherein the terminal is arranged to receive one or more online shopping orders each having information about a targeted product and a designated store to purchase the targeted product by the buyer agent; 
 at least one unique and non-replaceable identification item which is arranged to be putted to the targeted product by the buying agent after the buying agent purchased the targeted product at the designated store, wherein a unique identification pattern is formed by the buying agent on the unique and non-replaceable identification item, and has a uniqueness, that is unique and non-replaceable from other unique and non-replaceable identification items, for distinguishing the targeted product particularly purchased by the buying agent from other products of the same type in such a manner that any unauthorized person is not capable of duplicating the unique identification and non-replaceable item; and 
 a video capturing device arranged to visually capture a purchase transaction process of the targeted product at the designated store, a process of the unique and non-replaceable identification item being putted to the targeted product, and a process of forming the unique and non-replaceable identification pattern on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product, wherein the one or more videos captured by the video capturing device is made viewable for the buyer to access the purchase transaction process of the targeted product at the designated store, the process of the unique and non-replaceable identification item being putted to the targeted product, and the process of forming the unique and non-replaceable identification pattern on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product, such that the buyer who has received the targeted product purchased by the buying agent is able to confirm the targeted product received with the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted thereto is the same targeted product purchased by the buying agent at the designated store as shown in the one or more videos and the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product received is the same unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product by the buying agent as shown in the one or more videos by verifying and identifying the unique identification pattern formed on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product received is the same of the unique identification pattern formed by the buying agent on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product by the buying agent as shown in the one or more videos, wherein the one or more videos are live broadcasting through the predetermined communication network allowing the buyer monitoring during the purchase transaction process of the targeted product at the designated store, the process of the unique and non-replaceable identification item being putted to the targeted product, and the process of forming the unique and non-replaceable identification pattern on the unique and non-replaceable identification item putted to the targeted product.